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From Survival to Sustainability for Impact Incubators
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From Survival to Sustainability for Impact Incubators
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Building an Innovation Ecosystem for Entrepreneurs in Africa
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The Role of Philanthropy in Supporting Impact Entrepreneurs
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Women’s History Month 2026
Twelve Women Whose Inventions Have Shaped Our Past and Present …To celebrate Women’s History Month, we are showcasing inventors, innovators, and entrepreneurs whose inventions play a crucial role in society. :root { –whm-color-grey-darkest: #141414; –whm-color-grey-dark: #242424; –whm-color-blue-primary: #3798C8; –whm-color-cyan: #5CCBF9; –whm-color-lilac: #CAD2E2; } .lemelson-bhm-2025 .panel { grid-template-rows: unset; } .lemelson-bhm-2025 .panel.is-layout-flow { margin-left: 25px !important;…
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Black History Month 2026
Celebrating the Impact of Black Inventors Past and Present …The ingenuity of Black innovators continues to shape modern life and expand the invention ecosystem .lemelson-bhm-2025 .bhm-2025-background-image::before, .lemelson-bhm-2025 .bhm-2025-background-image::after { position: absolute; content: “”; top: 0; width: 50%; height: 100%; background-size: cover; background-repeat: no-repeat; opacity: 50%; } .lemelson-bhm-2025 .bhm-2025-background-image::before { left: 0; background-image: url(‘/wp-content/uploads/BHM_stars-and-lighting_left_opacity-100.png’); background-position: left…
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National Inventors’ Day 2025
Inventing for Our Shared Future …Established and emerging inventors are addressing the challenges that matter most to our communities and to the world Meet some of the inventors, teams, and startups that are tackling 21st century challenges through inventionAndrea GoldsmithImproved the performance and reliability of wireless communications worldwideAudrey ShermanInvented medical tape that is easily removable…
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Black History Month 2025
Commemorating Black Inventors Past and Present …The innovations and inventions developed by Black inventors continue to transform our world and improve lives. Dr. Cato T. LaurencinPioneered the field of regenerative engineering to treat musculoskeletal conditionsAngel TeagleCreated device to alert caregivers about unattended infants in car seatsDr. Patricia E. BathInvented laser device for cataract surgery ValerieMore
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Celebrating Black Inventors and Innovators
From sustainability to health to entertainment, these inventors are pushing boundaries and improving lives and livelihoods
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2024 Inventors’ Day Roundup: Inventing for Sustainability
The challenges to our environment and to the health of our ecosystems are many. This National Inventors’ Day, we’re showcasing the inventors and entrepreneurs — both young and established — who are devising novel and sustainable solutions to the problems they see in the world.From repurposing plastic waste to helping mitigate the dangers brought on…
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Celebrating Hispanic Inventors, Educators, and Trailblazers
Working in classrooms, laboratories, hospitals, and even outer space, these innovators have pushed the boundaries to improve lives for people everywhere.
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Smashing Ceilings and Building Solutions: 14 Trailblazing Women Inventors
In celebration of Women’s History Month, we’re spotlighting women whose ideas and inventions are aimed at improving lives and solving global problems. “I was always trying to figure out the magic that made things tick.” That’s how Jeanelle Dao, an eighth grader from San Jose, California, describes her earliest childhood inclinations toward invention. Last year,…
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From Past to Present: 12 Black Inventors and Innovators to Know
Throughout history, innovators from diverse backgrounds have helped change the world and improve lives. To celebrate Black History Month, we’re highlighting 12 past and present Black inventors whose impact ranges from medicine to voting accessibility. In February, we commemorate Black History Month and celebrate National Inventors’ Day — an opportunity to showcase both pioneering Black…
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2023 Inventor’s Day Roundup: Inventing for a Better Future
These innovators are changing the face of invention — and working to change the world. A hundred years ago this year, Jerry Lemelson was born into a world that was being transformed by the power of invention. He himself became a prolific and versatile inventor, with more than 600 patents across a wide range of…
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2022 Inventors’ Day Roundup: Faces of Invention
As we confront complex issues like climate change, sustainable energy, and equitable access to food and healthcare, one throughline is constant: progress and innovation are inextricably linked. In 1992, prolific inventor Jerry Lemelson and his wife Dolly founded The Lemelson Foundation to support invention that improves lives and strengthens economies. Since then, the Foundation has…
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Engineering for Impact
Five Invention-Based Businesses Addressing Development Challenges with Hardware-Led Solutions From COVID to climate change, the world has recently witnessed mounting global challenges that have hindered progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In particular, this year’s report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference have shownMore
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These Inventor Entrepreneurs Are Solving Global Health Challenges
From better neonatal care to affordable and accessible diagnostics, invention-based businesses are addressing health disparities and spurring economic growth. Whether COVID-19 or pneumonia, blindness or jaundice, many health conditions can be improved or even prevented when people have access to the right care. But according to the United Nations, less than half of the global…